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WASHINGTON -- A U.S. regulator yesterday sued Intrade, an online prediction market that gained
popularity as an informal oddsmaker for the presidential election, saying that it illegally let
customers bet on future economic data, the price of gold and even acts of war.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in a complaint in federal court that Intrade and
its operator solicited customers to trade investment contracts that technically are options.
Options must be traded on approved, regulated exchanges.